Nanostructured ZnO films electrodeposited on hydrophilic substrate utilizing cooperative surface assembly

Abstract

Nanoporous amorphous ZnO films with lamellar structure were electrodeposited on the hydrophilic substrate by utilizing cooperative surface assembly of anionic sodium dodecyl sulfonate (SDS) at a very low concentration and inorganic species Zn(NO₃)₂ under the influence of an electrostatic potential. The deposited films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) in the range of low-angle and wide-angle, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and UV-Vis light absorption spectroscopy. The formation mechanism of the films was elementarily discussed.

Keywords

electrochemical deposition / nanoporous ZnO film / assembly

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